The 25 Stars Who Keep Popping Up on American Horror Story
American Horror Story switches up its spooky theme each year, but there are usually a handful of recurring actors. Series staples like Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, and Sarah Paulson have appeared every season, but creator Ryan Murphy has added more and more actors to his growing stable throughout the years. Take a look at the many faces of the American Horror Story cast, including those on season six. We included everyone who has been on multiple seasons, even if they played the same character more than once, like Matt Ross (aka Dr. Charles Montgomery) or Naomi Grossman (aka Pepper).
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Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon in Season 1
Lange as Sister Jude in Asylum
Lange as Fiona Goode in Coven
Lange as Elsa Mars in Freak Show
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Lily Rabe as Nora Montgomery in Season 1
Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice in Asylum
Rabe as Misty Day in Coven
Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice in Freak Show
Rabe as Aileen Wuornos in Hotel
Rabe as Shelby in Roanoke
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Sarah Paulson as Billie Dean Howard
Paulson as Lana Winters in Asylum
Paulson as Cordelia Foxx in Coven
Paulson as Bette and Dot Tattler in Freak Show
Paulson as Hypodermic Sally in Hotel
Paulson as "Shelby" aka Audrey Tindall on Roanoke
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Evan Peters as Tate Langdon in Season 1
Peters as Kit Walker in Asylum
Peters as Kyle Spencer in Coven
Peters as Jimmy Darling in Freak Show
Peters as Mr. March in Hotel
Peters as "Edward Mott" aka Rory Monahan in Roanoke
05
Taissa Farmiga as Violet Harmon in Season 1
Farmiga as Zoe Benson in Coven
06
Frances Conroy as Moira O'Hara in Season 1
Conroy as The Angel of Death in Asylum
Conroy as Myrtle Snow in Coven
Conroy as Gloria Mott in Freak Show
Conroy as Mama Polk in Roanoke
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Jamie Brewer as Adelaide "Addie" Langdon in Season 1
Brewer as Nan in Coven
Brewer as Marjorie the Puppet in Freak Show
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Denis O'Hare as Larry Harvey in Season 1
O'Hare as Spalding in Coven
O'Hare as Stanley in Freak Show
O'Hare as Liz Taylor in Hotel
O'Hare as "Dr. Elias Cunningham" in Roanoke
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Dylan McDermott as Ben Harmon in Season 1
McDermott as Johnny Morgan in Asylum
10
Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery in Coven
Roberts as Maggie Esmerelda in Freak Show
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Zachary Quinto as Chad Warwick in Season 1
Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson in Asylum
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Angela Bassett as Marie Laveau in Coven
Bassett as Desiree Dupree in Freak Show
Bassett as Ramona Royale in Hotel
Bassett as "Lee" aka Monet Tumusiime in Roanoke
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Kathy Bates as Madame Delphine LaLaurie in Coven
Bates as Ethel Darling in Freak Show
Bates as Iris in Hotel
Bates as "The Butcher" aka Agnes Mary Winstead in Roanoke
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Chloë Sevigny as Shelley in Asylum
Sevigny as Alex Lowe in Hotel
15
Lady Gaga as The Countess in Hotel
Lady Gaga as "Scathach" in Roanoke
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Matt Bomer as Andy in Freak Show
Bomer as Donovan in Hotel
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Wes Bentley as Edward Mordrake in Freak Show
Bentley as Detective John Lowe in Hotel
Bentley as Ambrose White in Roanoke
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Naomi Grossman as Pepper in Asylum
Grossman as Pepper in Freak Show
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Gabourey Sidibe as Queenie in Coven
Sidibe as Regina Ross in Freak Show
Sidibe as Queenie in Hotel
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Finn Wittrock as Dandy Mott in Freak Show
Wittrock as Tristan in Hotel
Wittrock as Cain Polk in Roanoke
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John Carroll Lynch as Twisty the Clown in Freak Show
Lynch as John Wayne Gacy in Hotel
22
Anthony Ruivivar as Miguel Ramos in Season 1
Ruivivar as Richard Ramirez in Hotel
23
Mare Winningham as Alicia Spencer in Coven
Winningham as Rita Gayheart in Freak Show
Winningham as Miss Hazel Evers in Hotel
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Matt Ross as Charles Montgomery in Season 1
Matt Ross as Charles Montgomery in Hotel
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